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00:00 [Spanish]
00:06 Gave you instructions in the dressing room. I expect a good, clean fight.
00:10 Protect yourselves at all times. Obey my commands at all times. Touch 'em up.
00:14 Timmy, you and I were calling Andres Cortez's last fight.
00:19 It was last July in Vegas. That monstrous fight week.
00:23 When we were calling the in-a-way fight on a Tuesday and then Spence Crawford was on Saturday night.
00:28 And then he had the spotlight. I believe it was Friday night we were doing the show at the Palms.
00:32 When he came up with the seventh round TKO against Xavier Martinez.
00:36 That was a rough and tumble kind of brawling, mauling fight.
00:40 What was your takeaway when you saw him then?
00:42 That he still needs a little bit of growth.
00:46 You know, that rough and tough tumbling as a fighter.
00:50 It's good to a certain degree. You know, you got to rely on your boxing skills.
00:55 Cortez, he has boxing skills. He doesn't always use them though.
00:59 Tonight, that's what I expect from him tonight.
01:02 See distinct height advantage from the long, wiry frame of Chevalier's 5'11".
01:12 Cortez's 5'7". Chevalier has a 3-inch reach advantage against Cortez.
01:20 See, this is the 50/50 fight test. I mean, 50/50 fights elevate a fighter's overall game and status.
01:26 With the sanctioning bodies, with the media, with the fans.
01:30 Chevalier is rated number four by the WBO.
01:34 Cortez is trying to strip him.
01:37 He's trying to move in that position by beating Chevalier tonight.
01:40 Of course, this division...
01:43 Listen, it's a good night to be fighting when you're 130 pounder
01:47 because we've got the WBC Junior Lightweight World Championship fight coming up next.
01:52 Chevalier is tall, rangy, can fight from the outside, but he's easily influenced into a fight.
02:03 He's coming off a seventh round TKO last summer as well.
02:07 The Ramphus Encarnacion.
02:09 Trying to sweep that left hand to the body.
02:13 Comes with a one-two that Cortez backs away from.
02:16 The right hand to the body got in on the mix there from Cortez.
02:23 That makes sense, Tess.
02:25 You got a tall frame, a tall body to beat on.
02:27 Might as well hit the closest target and the largest target to you.
02:31 Cortez is a shorter fighter.
02:32 Step in the inside and rip body shots.
02:36 That's going to weaken your opponent.
02:38 Take some steam away from him in the back end of the fight.
02:42 Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
02:53 That time right there, Cortez just getting inside the punches of Chevalier,
02:57 not allowing him to extend because when Chevalier extends
03:00 and he times you perfectly on the way in, he's dangerous.
03:03 He has dynamite in both hands.
03:05 Good counter.
03:12 That came with the right hand.
03:14 Coming to the end of round number one of our co-feature at 130 pounds
03:29 before we get the world title fight among junior lightweights.
03:32 [Music]
03:40 Little Caesar slices and sticks with half bacon cheese sticks.
03:43 Half pepperoni pizza is the world's greatest combination.
03:46 Carl?
03:47 What are you doing here?
03:52 You're picking up for a friend, right?
03:55 I'm sorry, PB and J.
03:56 Here, try some for yourself.
04:01 How dare you?
04:03 Order online to try slices and sticks with bacon or jalapeno for $7.99.
04:07 Pizza, pizza.
04:07 Detour?
04:11 Yeah.
04:13 School isn't going to be easy.
04:20 I know.
04:22 But I think you're going to do great, Dad.
04:28 [Music]
04:35 Kia, movement that inspires.
04:37 Sixth connect advantage over Chevalier in round number one.
04:41 Round number two.
04:42 Cortez is trained by his brother.
04:50 Had a long amateur career.
04:53 [Music]
04:58 For our world title fight coming up immediately following
05:01 this 10-round co-feature.
05:04 Abraham Nova, his first world championship.
05:07 He's- Harry is flanked by Supernova.
05:09 [Laughter]
05:10 Woman of two tents.
05:11 With a matching beard.
05:12 [Laughter]
05:15 A couple years ago, came into our production meeting.
05:18 I believe he was fighting here at Madison Square Garden.
05:19 He said, "I don't understand this.
05:21 Listen, I watch college football."
05:22 "I watch the NFL.
05:23 I watch all pro sports."
05:24 Every major pro sport has a mascot like the boxers.
05:29 Yes.
05:29 So he went out and did this.
05:31 I think- He created Supernova.
05:32 I think every boxer should have a mascot like that.
05:34 I'm serious.
05:35 It is so entertaining.
05:36 [Laughter]
05:39 There's good inside fighting from Cortez as he's smothering the taller man.
05:44 Drives him right back into that neutral corner.
05:46 And Timmy, this is exactly what you were talking about in describing Cortez.
05:51 Yeah, Cortez is gritty.
05:53 You know, he'll do whatever he needs to do.
05:54 Ooh, that was a killer body shot to the liver from Cortez right there.
05:58 But Cortez can fight inside the pocket.
06:00 He can also back- fight off the back foot as well.
06:03 But when you're facing a taller opponent, you don't want to allow him to use his attributes.
06:07 You want to close the distance on him.
06:09 You want to break him down to the body little by little.
06:12 And he will eventually come down to your level.
06:14 [Cheering]
06:18 It's interesting on ESPN.
06:19 You can see the live odds.
06:21 And now they start to heavily favor Cortez as he finds some success here in round number two.
06:26 He's a -700 favorite according to ESPN Bet's live bet money line.
06:33 A lot of desperate punches coming from Chevalier.
06:35 Just winging shots.
06:38 Don't know how to deal with the pressure.
06:40 Cortez, although he's putting pressure, he's very poised.
06:45 He's taking his time.
06:46 He's looking for the openings.
06:47 A little off balance there.
06:48 A little rustling, tussling there.
06:50 [Chanting]
06:56 But Chevalier-
06:57 Right-hand is off the mark.
06:59 Now just wrestling and headlocking his opponent for a moment.
07:04 That's a veteran move right there.
07:08 Weakens the legs of the opponent.
07:10 Putting the weight down on his neck.
07:12 Ooh, what a body shot.
07:13 Right hand to the body from Cortez.
07:16 Eighth body shot he's connected with against Chevalier.
07:20 Right hand trying to get over the top.
07:22 Great punch variation right now from Cortez.
07:30 Cortez now starting to talk.
07:31 [Chanting]
07:37 [Bell dings]
07:38 [Cheering]
07:45 Little Caesar slices and sticks with half bacon cheese sticks,
07:48 half pepperoni pizza is the world's greatest combination.
07:52 Carl?
07:52 What are you doing here?
07:57 You're picking up for a friend, right?
08:01 I'm sorry, PB&J.
08:02 Here, try some for yourself.
08:06 How dare you?
08:08 Order online to try slices and sticks with bacon or jalapeno for $7.99.
08:12 Pizza, pizza.
08:13 [Music]
08:17 Detour?
08:17 Yeah.
08:19 School isn't gonna be easy.
08:26 I know.
08:28 But I think you're gonna do great, Dad.
08:41 Joe and Tim ringside with you through two rounds.
08:44 Andres Cortez with a 29 to 17 connect advantage according to CompuBox.
08:49 He threw 49 power punches in that last round.
08:51 Landing 15.
08:53 Let's check in with Bernardo.
08:54 In the corner of Brian Chevalier, Emilio Lozada told him,
08:58 "Look, you're taking too many shots.
09:00 You're making it too easy for him by just standing there."
09:02 And he punctuated at the end by saying,
09:04 "I'm gonna stop this fight.
09:05 I'm not gonna let you take unnecessary shots.
09:08 Let's go."
09:08 Wow, that's from Lozada in the corner of Chevalier.
09:11 Right away after two rounds saying that to spur on his fighter,
09:15 who has had six fights scheduled for 10 rounds.
09:19 Two times he's gone the full distance.
09:22 And you can see where things have gotten to with the ESPN Bet live odds.
09:27 Just a round ago, I cited this, and he was a -700 favorite was Cortez.
09:33 Now tracking at -1,000.
09:40 Chevalier is having a hard time mounting offense.
09:43 Cortez, he'll either stay out far enough out of range
09:48 and catch Chevalier as he's trying to come in,
09:52 or he's doing exactly what he's doing now.
09:54 Pressing the tempo, digging down to the body,
09:57 and smothering the work of Chevalier.
09:59 See, the biggest issue with Chevalier is that he doesn't have an educated jab.
10:10 Short right hand on the inside from Cortez.
10:13 With all that height, yes he can fight somewhat on the outside.
10:17 He doesn't have an educated jab, a stiff jab,
10:20 where he can maintain this distance and still get in range and land a shot.
10:24 Everybody wants a photo with Shushu Carrington right there.
10:27 You got Keyshawn Davis.
10:29 Look at that.
10:29 You got Tiger Johnson, who had a first round TKO.
10:33 You see Tiger there in the black,
10:35 and in the white is Keyshawn, who was spectacular last week against Pedraza.
10:39 And Dead Center is the guy who has everybody in boxing buzzing tonight.
10:43 Shushu Carrington came up with the fourth round knockout.
10:46 Spectacular knockout.
10:49 Of course, you can go to all the ESPN ringside social feeds,
10:54 the top-ranked social feeds, ESPN.com, the app.
10:57 You can replay the fight.
10:58 But Carrington with a masterful performance closing the show earlier tonight.
11:04 And that young crop, and they really are like a fraternity.
11:08 Oh, they are.
11:08 A young crop of fighters.
11:09 But you know they're competing still with one another.
11:12 Oh, look at Cortez as he applies pressure.
11:15 Head shot comes in.
11:16 Cortez has got him stumbling, and that should be a technical knockdown
11:22 because the ropes held him up, but no, they're going to let it go.
11:24 Short right hand from Cortez, closing moments of round three.
11:29 Right hand comes in against Chavalier.
11:32 The end is near, Tess.
11:33 Could be near.
11:35 Cortez chopping left hook, and you can see swelling and an abrasion around the eye.
11:40 Right hand comes in.
11:41 Another head shot from Cortez.
11:43 They're here.
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12:18 Detour?
12:22 Yeah.
12:30 School isn't going to be easy.
12:31 I know.
12:32 But I think you're going to do great, Dad.
12:38 Kia.
12:46 23 power punches landed by Cortez in that last round,
12:50 and let's see how much longer Chavalier can hold up to this
12:54 as the ringside physicians are going to check him.
12:59 And we did listen in to Emilio Lozado, his trainer,
13:01 saying I'm giving you one more chance, one more chance or else I'll stop it.
13:04 So watch out.
13:06 Cortez could jump on him and end this fight right now, Timmy.
13:08 It's the end of that last round.
13:11 Look at the sequence right there.
13:12 Just following him out.
13:14 See Chavalier just bagging up in the straight line, squared up.
13:17 And Cortez just taking advantage of every moment in this fight thus far.
13:23 Now Cortez, Stalkins praying.
13:27 Lead right hand, another headshot comes in.
13:29 Yeah, this is...
13:29 Chavalier does not look good at all.
13:32 Looked like a bad weight cut test to me from Chavalier.
13:36 Taking nothing away from Cortez.
13:38 He's doing his thing tonight, but from the opening bell,
13:41 what I saw was a little lethargic, a slow,
13:43 not a lot of snap on his punches from Chavalier.
13:47 Maybe, maybe, just maybe a tough weight cut.
13:50 His lone loss was by knockout back in 2017.
13:56 Number 5 foot, 11 frame, getting down to 130 pounds.
14:04 He's taken 48 power punches to this point.
14:08 Was hurt badly in that third round.
14:10 Cortez taking his time, just closing that gap.
14:14 Looking for that hook to land.
14:15 Comes up short moments ago.
14:16 Right hand that did damage last round.
14:19 See if he can get back to it here.
14:20 One-two from Chavalier.
14:25 Chavalier starting to get a little rhythm right now on Cortez.
14:29 Cortez let off the gas a bit.
14:31 Some confidence now brewing for Chavalier.
14:35 Oh, the body shot.
14:37 Oh, he hurt him with that left, right hand to the body.
14:39 You see him backing up.
14:40 Yes.
14:40 Into that blue corner and now with his back against the ropes.
14:42 Cortez jumped on him when he was against the ropes last time.
14:45 Well, you can hit him with body shots like that.
14:48 You're looking for air.
14:50 That's what you're looking for.
14:53 Knock the wind right out of you.
14:54 [crowd noise]
14:59 Cortez 20 and 11 knockouts.
15:00 Looking for number 12.
15:02 Chopping left hand.
15:03 Right hand comes up top.
15:04 Look for the uppercut.
15:06 But he's mauling him and a clubbing shot has him going sideways across the ring.
15:11 Chavalier's in trouble.
15:14 This fight is over.
15:15 The corner of Chavalier is going to stop this fight
15:20 as the commission steps up on the apron.
15:22 And it is a TKO round number four, Andres Cortez.
15:28 Statement fight for him tonight, Tess.
15:31 Statement fight for Cortez tonight.
15:37 This was supposed to be a tough fight for him and he made it look easy.
15:43 [crowd noise]
15:53 Chavalier did his best to stay up on his feet to fight back.
15:57 It's a great stoppage, I believe, from the corner.
16:04 See the legs of Chavalier here.
16:08 He's trying to get away.
16:10 You can tell he's wounded.
16:11 Just by the way he's moving backwards.
16:14 Trying to buy some time to recover.
16:18 You see in the top of your screen, as that corner was at the ready to say, if we see it up.
16:28 But he took a big right hand beforehand.
16:30 He did.
16:31 And you saw his legs start to buckle right there.
16:33 You saw, you didn't see the right hand land, but you saw the aftermath from that right hand
16:38 that was thrown and landed by Cortez.
16:41 But this is a statement fight for him.
16:43 Honestly, he doesn't get a whole lot of attention.
16:45 You know, he doesn't have like one of those eye appealing styles, but he gets the job done
16:50 every single time.
16:51 And he got the job done tonight against a number four rated WBO contender.
16:58 [crowd noise]
17:02 Here it is in real time.
17:03 The action that ended it.
17:06 Right on the ear.
17:07 Big right hand.
17:08 And so many times when you take that shot to the side of the head, right near the ear,
17:13 that equilibrium is gone.
17:15 Absolutely.
17:15 And you can see him trying to stay on his feet.
17:18 The power punches really tell the story as Cortez landed 60 of 165.
17:26 Let's make it official.
17:27 Ladies and gentlemen, here inside the theater at Madison Square Garden, the blue corner
17:35 calls a stop to this bout at two minutes, 17 seconds of round number four.
17:40 Your winner by technical knockout.
17:43 And now the new WBO Intercontinental Junior Lightweight Champion, Andres "Savage" Cortez.
17:55 [bell rings]
17:57 Cortez, 21 and 0, 12 knockouts.
18:00 And now we are ready for our WBC Junior Lightweight World Championship here in New York, New York.